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ktvu janine de la vega has been on the scene since 4:30 this morning. what is happening out there now? >> reporter: well, the fire is out. now arson investigators are back in the office trying to piece together what happened here. they want to find out how this fire started inside a storage unit behind the complex and how did the person get inside. at 1:15 this morning residents called 911 because they saw smoke coming from the carport in the back of the complex. they found an attached storage unit on fire. they quickly put the fire out and opened up the door and found a body inside. police and arson investigators came to the scene to gather ed. at this point they are not calling it a homicide. >> we are looking at a lot of different possibilities. a lot of different scenarios that could have led up to this. right now we don't have any specifics. we are looking into all the different things. >> reporter: we saw these people hugging and two of them told us that they believe they know the person who was dead. police did confirm the owner of the storage un
ktvu janine de la vega has been on the scene since 4:30 this morning. what is happening out there now? >> reporter: well, the fire is out. now arson investigators are back in the office trying to piece together what happened here. they want to find out how this fire started inside a storage unit behind the complex and how did the person get inside. at 1:15 this morning residents called 911 because they saw smoke coming from the carport in the back of the complex. they found an attached...
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janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:06, police are clarifying statements about the weekend stabbing of a boy near a holiday celebration. it happened saturday night not far from the christmas celebration downtown. a spokesperson said police may not investigate the stabbing and that it was just one more added to the pile. the police spokesperson said now he meant that gang detectives would -- detectives would not be called in on their days off and he added all would be called in despite the heavy workloads. >>> and they are looking for a missing man who disappeared saturday. he was last seen working on his tugboat which was docked. he may possibly have fallen overboard. now search teams from salon know -- salvano and contra costa will join in a new search. >>> this stems from the columbus day protest on october 6th. the d.a. wants to see demonstrators tweets along with photos from other twitter users who followed them. twitter has not said whether they are willing to hand over that information. >>> with the fist fiscal -- fiscal cliff, there is no information on w
janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:06, police are clarifying statements about the weekend stabbing of a boy near a holiday celebration. it happened saturday night not far from the christmas celebration downtown. a spokesperson said police may not investigate the stabbing and that it was just one more added to the pile. the police spokesperson said now he meant that gang detectives would -- detectives would not be called in on their days off and he added all...
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reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we do have good news. state highway 4 was shut down for a time last night due to rocks and a downed power line. fremont is also back open after being shut down due to floods caused by a clogged storm drain. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news reporter allie rasmus is live at fso reporting significant delays. >> reporter: things are a lot better and we just checked with the duty manager. there is no rain, no low clouds but it is expected to be a busy travel day. take a look behind us, you can see the cars and vehicles pulling up to the curbs as they move from the parking shuttle and people are getting ready to arrive into the airport as the they check into their flight. 1 20,000 last minute holiday travelers are expected to pass through today. last night at fso it was a different story with a one to two hour departure and especially flights coming in from the west coast of denver and that was of course because of all the stormy weather we had yesterday. 81 flights were canceled and today it was a different sto
reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> we do have good news. state highway 4 was shut down for a time last night due to rocks and a downed power line. fremont is also back open after being shut down due to floods caused by a clogged storm drain. >>> ktvu channel 2 morning news reporter allie rasmus is live at fso reporting significant delays. >> reporter: things are a lot better and we just checked with the duty manager. there...
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janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> let's go back over to sal and check in on the early commute, hey, sal. >>> hey, pam, we are off to a decent start and we are doing well on the major roads and i want to mention it is looking good, if you are coming in on the vallejo area, it has been a nice drive with no major problems. we have no major problems there and i want to mention something near the avenue. there is word of an accident and police are on the way to check it out. if you are driving, northbound 280 traffic looks good all the way up into the valley, northbound 101 and 285. >>> coming down from the coast, i think a lot of this is being helped to support the ocean temperatures compared to the inland temperatures which are notably warmer. there is some dry air inland keep an eye on things, we are not much in the way of showers. 30s and 40s, about 15 degrees colder and the coldness will not arrive until noon. it is going to be a colder and breezy day and we are in between systems. a very strong system came in and today is the colder day though. sun and clouds and show
janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> let's go back over to sal and check in on the early commute, hey, sal. >>> hey, pam, we are off to a decent start and we are doing well on the major roads and i want to mention it is looking good, if you are coming in on the vallejo area, it has been a nice drive with no major problems. we have no major problems there and i want to mention something near the avenue. there is word of an accident and police are on the way to...
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reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is 6:48. starting tomorrow bart will begin giving preference to veterans when it comes to hiring. and receive a passing score in the first phase of the hiring proguess -- hiring process. >>> an illinois state trooper and his wife had quite a scare on the side of the highway. the state trooper had to deliver his own baby daughter. >> i told him there is a foot hanging out and he didn't believe me. and i reached and there was toes i said there is toes. >> how about that. there is a baby. this is macy carolyn martinez. born on the side of the highway while the couple was racing to the hospital. the father chad pulled off the side of interstate 88 and little macy was born in a couple minutes. however this 7-pound two ounce baby was not an easy birth. >> the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice. so at that point immediately training kicked in. >> chad laid her down on the shoulder of the highway. cleared her airway until that beautiful baby was breathing again. an ambulance took the fam
reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is 6:48. starting tomorrow bart will begin giving preference to veterans when it comes to hiring. and receive a passing score in the first phase of the hiring proguess -- hiring process. >>> an illinois state trooper and his wife had quite a scare on the side of the highway. the state trooper had to deliver his own baby daughter. >> i told him there is a foot hanging out and he didn't believe me....
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ktvu janine de la vega has a look at the sketch police hope will lead them to an arrest. janine. >> reporter: pam, th morning police are combing through evidence they found in this mansion. they will not tell us how the homeowner was killed but they did release a sketch of the suspect. he is described as white or latino between 23-24 years old. he's around six feet tall and described as being skinny with black hair and dark eyes. this man and several others broke into this home early friday morning. when officers arrived, they found the house was ransacked and the body of 66koomra. his wife was beaten but did not have any serious injuries. he is the former owner of the historic winery. it's unknown if this couple was targeted or if this was a random home invasion robbery. police want anyone who might have information about the victim or if you recognize the man in the police sketch to give police a call. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> people on both sides of the same sex marriage issue will be closely watching the supreme court this morning. jus
ktvu janine de la vega has a look at the sketch police hope will lead them to an arrest. janine. >> reporter: pam, th morning police are combing through evidence they found in this mansion. they will not tell us how the homeowner was killed but they did release a sketch of the suspect. he is described as white or latino between 23-24 years old. he's around six feet tall and described as being skinny with black hair and dark eyes. this man and several others broke into this home early...
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reporting live from campbell, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> we're back on stormwatch. more rain is moving in today. it will soak the already saturated soil. because we're getting wind, too, we could see trees topple over. rosemary is here with what we can expect today. >>> yes, good morning to you. the main event coming in this afternoon but already ahead of the main event, seeing some scattered showers. falling over parts of the north bay. shifting east. take a look at santa rosa. definitely moderate enough to actually hit the ground. the lighter returns we saw earlier this morning, now becoming heavier over winds ooh, santa rosa, glen ellen. if it's not hitting the ground in your area, it's priming the atmosphere to do so. pittsburg, antioch, clayton, walnut creek. mainly cloudy conditions overhead. now we're looking at rain clouds. the big system will be in time for the second half of your day, including moderate to heavy rain, winds and the possibility of isolated storms. i will break it down for you in a little bit. >>> crews spent christmas ev
reporting live from campbell, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> we're back on stormwatch. more rain is moving in today. it will soak the already saturated soil. because we're getting wind, too, we could see trees topple over. rosemary is here with what we can expect today. >>> yes, good morning to you. the main event coming in this afternoon but already ahead of the main event, seeing some scattered showers. falling over parts of the north...
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reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they have agreed to a 1 police dollars settlement in a case involving hundreds of settlements. it is for sudden acceleration and breaking problems. the lawsuits were filed after they were called after recalls and a judge still has to approve that settlement. >>> they are causing concern and drawing complaints from business owners who want more business patrols. earlier, suspected vandals smashed windows on the corner of fruit veil avenue. they also smashed windows on the area of a parked van and now business owners are writing to city leaders for more police protection. it happened near 40 edge hill road near twin peeks. his identity at this hour has not been released. >>> san francisco is still drying out after the most reason round of water. you can see they had to close parts of the southbound lane and we are looking into whether a timeline can happen. >>> sandbags had to be stacked along the mosquito creek after levee failed after the -- levees failed after the heavy rain on sunday. seven homes were damaged by that flo
reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they have agreed to a 1 police dollars settlement in a case involving hundreds of settlements. it is for sudden acceleration and breaking problems. the lawsuits were filed after they were called after recalls and a judge still has to approve that settlement. >>> they are causing concern and drawing complaints from business owners who want more business patrols. earlier, suspected vandals smashed windows on the...
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wrapping live from santa clara janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> now that all the gifts are out from that christmas tree, people are trying to figure out what to do with the ones that are not quite for them. what some people are doing as they are headed pack. tara let's see if it is a affecting your commute. >>> it's very slippery out there and there is one lane blocked at the moment so definitely be careful if you live near cast tore valley. now we will head out to 880 near the coliseum seem, up next this is where lorraine is and the metering lights are going onment finally at the fab gabe, you -- golden gate bridge, again drive slowly it is slick out there, here is mark. >>> rain showers heavy at times and every few minutes we need to resink the raid tar. right around vallejo, they do link up with heavier rainfall amounts with the possibility of some hail so that could be a factor as we head through the next few hours. notice this one part and out towards the east bay. over the past few minutes out towards san leandro tracking some more cells, and taking a map here it
wrapping live from santa clara janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> now that all the gifts are out from that christmas tree, people are trying to figure out what to do with the ones that are not quite for them. what some people are doing as they are headed pack. tara let's see if it is a affecting your commute. >>> it's very slippery out there and there is one lane blocked at the moment so definitely be careful if you live near cast tore valley. now we will head...
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ktvu janine de la vega is there with the latest details of what happened and where. janine. >> reporter: we are here on oakland road at a business park. the homicide unit is in route. they quarantined off this area where you see the agency. that is a photography business where the man was fatally stabbed. police say they received a 911 call around 3:00 this morning a man had been stabbed at that business called the agency. they arrived and found a group of people at the scene who say they were having a party when a fight happened. >> we do know it was some type of argument. what it's about we still don't know. we have several witnesses we're talking to and none of the suspects have been identified at this point. >> reporter: some witnesses left the scene before police arrived. we know the man was stabbed in his stomach. he was rushed to the hospital where he died soon after. now it's unknown if the stabbing occurred inside that business or outside in the parking lot. the police tell us they haven't started gathering evidence just yet because they are waiting for the
ktvu janine de la vega is there with the latest details of what happened and where. janine. >> reporter: we are here on oakland road at a business park. the homicide unit is in route. they quarantined off this area where you see the agency. that is a photography business where the man was fatally stabbed. police say they received a 911 call around 3:00 this morning a man had been stabbed at that business called the agency. they arrived and found a group of people at the scene who say they...
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ktvu's janine de la vega is in morgan hill and you've been talking to neighbors. what do they say? >> reporter: well, they are telling me that they have heard about all of these burglaries in the area. the news is spreading fast belong the people who live here in this green leaf neighborhood near 101. you can see the person who owns this home actually chained their dear lawn -- their deer lawn ornament to the tree since it wouldn't be stolen. there's been 23 burglaries here. eight homes have been broken into during the day. they are taking electronics, jewelry. officers say those thieves are smashing windows and grabbing what they can. people we spoke to this morning are troubled by the news. >> it's very concerning because, you know, you feel that you might be in a safe neighborhood and especially when you have children that are in the neighborhood. you know, cars and christmastime and how this might affect, you know, people that we know and love in our neighborhood. >> reporter: we found these two cars with the engines running and no one inside, just in the last 10, 15 minutes. t
ktvu's janine de la vega is in morgan hill and you've been talking to neighbors. what do they say? >> reporter: well, they are telling me that they have heard about all of these burglaries in the area. the news is spreading fast belong the people who live here in this green leaf neighborhood near 101. you can see the person who owns this home actually chained their dear lawn -- their deer lawn ornament to the tree since it wouldn't be stolen. there's been 23 burglaries here. eight homes...
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reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> an elderly man is still missing after he was last seen on mare island. the search may resume this morning. 76-year-old fit inmaddingly was last seen last weekend. he was working on his boat. his personal items were there but he was not. >> it's gonna be rough coming down here and he's not here. it will be a big change. >>> 7:32. a $10,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest in a fatal oakland shooting in broad daylight near jack london square. on saturday afternoon, michael taylor was shot on third street near franklin. homicide detectives say they don't know of a motive and there's no word yet of a suspect. >>> one of two teenaged girls fatally shot in oakland will be laid to arrest -- arrest. a funeral for rachel will be held at the church this morning. services for her best friend, 16-year-old bobbi sartane were held over the weekend. both were found near brookdale park early in the morning november 25th. they had been shot several times. no arrests have been made. >>> a co
reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> an elderly man is still missing after he was last seen on mare island. the search may resume this morning. 76-year-old fit inmaddingly was last seen last weekend. he was working on his boat. his personal items were there but he was not. >> it's gonna be rough coming down here and he's not here. it will be a big change. >>> 7:32. a $10,000 reward is offered for...
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now, ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live near keenis drive off hamilton south. you talked to someone who may have known the person who died. janine? >> reporter: dave, relatives tell us the man who lives in this second-floor apartment there, he believes that the person who die the in the fire was his -- who died in the fire was his son. at 1:15, a fire broke out behind this apartment complex on keenis drive. the fire was burning -- burning in the storage unit attached underneath the carport. firefighters quickly extinguished it. when they opened the door, they found a body inside. it's unclear what the people were doing inside, but there were miscellaneous items along with a couple of bottles of clog. the police are not calling this a homicide right now. the cause is undetermined. neighbors have a lot of questions and have expressed concern. >> it's very sad that somebody would die like that. that part is -- especially at the holidays. it's horrible. no matter what condition he was in. very, very sad. >> we saw this group of people who were hugging each other ea
now, ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live near keenis drive off hamilton south. you talked to someone who may have known the person who died. janine? >> reporter: dave, relatives tell us the man who lives in this second-floor apartment there, he believes that the person who die the in the fire was his -- who died in the fire was his son. at 1:15, a fire broke out behind this apartment complex on keenis drive. the fire was burning -- burning in the storage unit attached underneath the...
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de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a woman sought help after give being birth on the street. claudine wong has new information about this case which is now an investigation, claudine? >> reporter: we can tell you now this newborn baby boy is in the hospital and at last word he is doing okay but we have also learned what police did in moments after arriving may have saved this baby's life. these are rumors we had heard about the police officers who arrived there. they dame here -- came here from the baby's station when they got a call about a woman asking for help and they had to perform cpr on route to the hospital and again that may have saved this baby's life. this started at 2:00 a.m. this morning and there is a shelter on that street and it belongs to a church and is open 24 hours but they have a locked gate. a woman came to that locked gate. he didn't want to go on camera, but here is what he said happened. >> she was crying. just looked like she was beaten up covered in blood and she said she just had a baby and i didn't see any baby in her hand, i go for help come bac
de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a woman sought help after give being birth on the street. claudine wong has new information about this case which is now an investigation, claudine? >> reporter: we can tell you now this newborn baby boy is in the hospital and at last word he is doing okay but we have also learned what police did in moments after arriving may have saved this baby's life. these are rumors we had heard about the police officers who arrived there. they...
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ktvu ajanine de la vega is there now with exclues -- ktvu's janine de la vega is there now. >> reporter: nobody called police until this morning. a neighbor called 911 after seeing people in front of the home loading property into several cars. when officers arrived, they found a front door open and around 300 harvest the marijuana plants. this is exclusive video that we have obtained that shows how packed the house was with plants. officers found jugs with chemicals in the bathroom and were overcome with fumes. now police inspected the backyard and found the grower to tamper with the wiring so pg&e wouldn't realize how much power they were using. >> you don't know what's gonna explode or what is not, you know, what kind of chemicals they have there. that's our concern. he lives next door. >> reporter: police determined this home was specifically used as a sophisticated growhouse. they confiscated a lighting system and transformers and other equipment found throughout the house. the marijuana plants had a street value of around $100,000. now, back out here live, the narcotics detectives
ktvu ajanine de la vega is there now with exclues -- ktvu's janine de la vega is there now. >> reporter: nobody called police until this morning. a neighbor called 911 after seeing people in front of the home loading property into several cars. when officers arrived, they found a front door open and around 300 harvest the marijuana plants. this is exclusive video that we have obtained that shows how packed the house was with plants. officers found jugs with chemicals in the bathroom and...
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ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose to tell us how that fire may have started. janine. >> reporter: dave, we're here in a strip mall in the evergreen area. behind me you can see the two restaurants panda express and pasta next door. you can't see any outside damage. but when they open up they will evaluate how much nay have to clean up inside. both restaurant were full of customers when the fire erupted just before 9:30 last night. they started smelling smoke and everyone evacuated. at first firefighters didn't see the flames buffablely located them in the -- but finally located them in the attic. they say it was difficult to access so they could extinguish the flames. >> it was smoldering for quite awhile. once we made access we were able to extinguish it quite quickly. >> reporter: firefighters say there is no significant damage from the flames but there could be some left over from the water they use. the sprinklers inside the building helped it from spreading. nobody was injured. the electrical signs back out here live that you see here, firefighter believe
ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose to tell us how that fire may have started. janine. >> reporter: dave, we're here in a strip mall in the evergreen area. behind me you can see the two restaurants panda express and pasta next door. you can't see any outside damage. but when they open up they will evaluate how much nay have to clean up inside. both restaurant were full of customers when the fire erupted just before 9:30 last night. they started smelling smoke and everyone evacuated. at...
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reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:36. in court today, the man accused of raining an autistic girl -- raping an autistic girl from oakland. pam cook is in the newsroom with more on this horrible crime and what oakland police are saying. >> we're getting new details about what happened to this young girl, the suspect, and how she managed to escape. police identified the suspect as 36-year-old gary atkinson. court documents though he has -- show he has a violent past including five felony convictions. he will be in court this morning. on sunday, he was arrested near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station where police say surveillance cameras captured images of him last tours, the same night the girl disappeared. police say atkinson took her to his san francisco home and repeatedly raped her. she did manage to escape on thursday and was spotted by a muni operator badly beaten. >> she was resilient. she -- she assisted the investigators in this case, and we're very proud of her courage. >> investigators say the 16- year-old girl has t
reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:36. in court today, the man accused of raining an autistic girl -- raping an autistic girl from oakland. pam cook is in the newsroom with more on this horrible crime and what oakland police are saying. >> we're getting new details about what happened to this young girl, the suspect, and how she managed to escape. police identified the suspect as 36-year-old gary atkinson. court documents though he has --...
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reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> our time 6:36. more bad weather rain, high winds moving into the bay area right now. ktvu lorraine blanco live at the richmond san rafael bridge. so how is it out there now? >> reporter: it's not raining yet but you can see the wind is picking up here on the richmond san rafael bridge. if you take a look up you can see the flags waving in the wind. you can also hear the flag poles out here rattling. rosemary says the wind gusts are 20-25 miles an hour right now. as we approach the bridge over here on the toll plaza, we could feel the wind blowing our live van around. but there is no wind advisory as of now on this bridge. and traffic does not appear to be effected at this time. on the bay bridge, however, there is a wind advisory in effect for the next few hours. drivers give yourself extra time and if you're in a high profile vehicle like us, of course slow down. as for the slick roads, it's not raining, it is raining right now north of us. it hasn't quite hit us on the bridge here. we are expectin
reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> our time 6:36. more bad weather rain, high winds moving into the bay area right now. ktvu lorraine blanco live at the richmond san rafael bridge. so how is it out there now? >> reporter: it's not raining yet but you can see the wind is picking up here on the richmond san rafael bridge. if you take a look up you can see the flags waving in the wind. you can also hear the flag poles out here rattling. rosemary...
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ktvu's janine de la vega is in the north bay where it all happened with more. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. it does appear that somebody is home here at the mansion where this homicide took place earlier this morning, we saw somebody turning the lights on and off. investigators spent the weekend trying to track down leads in finding this suspect. here's the man police are looking for. he's described as white or latino, between 23 to 24 years old, he's around 6'" -- 6 feet tall and skinny with black hair and dark eyes. investigators say that man and several others broke into this multi-million dollar home. when officers arrived, they found the house was ransackened and the body of a man. his wife was beaten. he's the owner of the historic mountain winery. he also owned -- owned western cell cue lar. it's unknown if they were targeted or if this was a random home of-invasion robbery. home-invasion robbery. police want anyone who might have information about the victim or if anyone recognizes the suspect in that sketch to call them. we're also t
ktvu's janine de la vega is in the north bay where it all happened with more. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. it does appear that somebody is home here at the mansion where this homicide took place earlier this morning, we saw somebody turning the lights on and off. investigators spent the weekend trying to track down leads in finding this suspect. here's the man police are looking for. he's described as white or latino, between 23 to 24 years old, he's around 6'" --...
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reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:20. new this morning, san jose police have arrested two men in connection with the homicide that happened last week. 20-year-old jacob wittily and 21-year-old louise rainia are now in custody suspected of killing an 18-year-old during a robbery attempt. his body was found on fairhaven drive last tuesday near a pickup truck that was on the sidewalk. at first, police thought his injuries were from the crash but they later temperatured -- but they later determined he had been shot. >>> overnight in antioch, a police chase ended in a fiery crash right there. it happened on highway 4 about 1:30 this morning. a robbery suspect slammed into that retaining wall. the suspect ran away but he was captured two weeks a -- two blocks away later treated for injuries. >>> also, firefighters investigating a house fire in san pablo. that happened about 2:00 this mourning on colon street. firefighters say it appears no one was inside when the flames started. they believe a candle or a cigarette -- may have
reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:20. new this morning, san jose police have arrested two men in connection with the homicide that happened last week. 20-year-old jacob wittily and 21-year-old louise rainia are now in custody suspected of killing an 18-year-old during a robbery attempt. his body was found on fairhaven drive last tuesday near a pickup truck that was on the sidewalk. at first, police thought his injuries were...
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so the toy giveaway lasts until tomorrow all day, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> happening right now, blizzard warnings from colorado to wisconsin and bad storms are also possible in the south. some ports of iowa and wisconsin could get as much as a half foot of snow. now the weather may cause delays at airports and that could cause a triple affect. now they are expected to feel the affects and it could backup flights all over the country chicago is the united hub for the airlines. midway is for southwest airlines and passengers expect delays up to two hours for any flights to o'hare and a lot of flights are waving their fees for rebooking flights. >> it sounds like it will be really busy right before the holidays. let's check in our commute, how is the bay bridge toll plaza doing? >>> well, we are hoping for a light day today. we will know as the traffic gets to the toll plaza and gets on to the bridge. i think we will have a little bit of a back up. this traffic looks good approaching the downtown area and to king street. we are keeping an eye on your drive to t
so the toy giveaway lasts until tomorrow all day, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> happening right now, blizzard warnings from colorado to wisconsin and bad storms are also possible in the south. some ports of iowa and wisconsin could get as much as a half foot of snow. now the weather may cause delays at airports and that could cause a triple affect. now they are expected to feel the affects and it could backup flights all over the country chicago is the united hub...
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ktvu's janine de la vega just talked to one of the victims. so what did they say? >> reporter: well, they are thinking about the memories last night and they said they had -- it was just a very -- he was released from the hospital. his neighbors we're told are back at home safe. he thinks that they are still sleeping right now. he tells me his symptoms were terrible. he couldn't smell anything but had a difficult time breathing. just after eight last -- after 8:00 last night, the fire department was called to a mobile home on bay road. the elderly couple who lived inside set off a fogger used to fill fleas. firefighters say they did not leave the house and started to feel ill. firefighters say that couple's two dogs -- they had two dogs and didn't realize that they needed to leave the house when they set off the fogger. firefighters arrived and they were exposed as well. here's what victims had to say. >> i didn't smell anything for a while. but then i started to taste it in my mouth and i got cotton mouth right away. i got this headache and walked out front, the f
ktvu's janine de la vega just talked to one of the victims. so what did they say? >> reporter: well, they are thinking about the memories last night and they said they had -- it was just a very -- he was released from the hospital. his neighbors we're told are back at home safe. he thinks that they are still sleeping right now. he tells me his symptoms were terrible. he couldn't smell anything but had a difficult time breathing. just after eight last -- after 8:00 last night, the fire...
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reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:30. we have developing news coming in from britain. a london has confirmed one of the employees, the one who was tricked by the prank phone call trying to find out how kate middleton was doing, that employee committed suicide. now, on tuesday, two deejays made that prank call, pretending to be queen elizabeth and prince charles, trying to get information on kate middleton being treated for acute morning sickness. now the body of the nurse who talked to them on that prank phone call, her body was found this morning just yards away from the hospital. she was the one who first took that prank call and then transferred it into the duchess' ward. prince william and kate middleton say they are sadden toed -- saddened to hear about the death of the nurse. >>> there's new developments in the ucsf as they fight to keep accreditation. how the school's enrollment can affect the funding they get from the state. >> reporter: we just talked with a professor here and she said she believes in the school
reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:30. we have developing news coming in from britain. a london has confirmed one of the employees, the one who was tricked by the prank phone call trying to find out how kate middleton was doing, that employee committed suicide. now, on tuesday, two deejays made that prank call, pretending to be queen elizabeth and prince charles, trying to get information on kate middleton being treated for acute morning...
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reporting live from campbell janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in overnight news oakland police are searching for the person who abandoned a stolen truck that caught fire causing a nearby building to also go up in flames. that happened just after midnight on claire street and railroad avenue. a security guard was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation but no one else was hurt. the fire did cause substantial damage to the building and burned a tree nearby as well. >>> 5:02. happening right now bundle up. i'm telling you right now. we have freezing temperatures all over the bay area. especially in the north bay. ktvu tara moriarty is in petaluma trying to stay warm. so what does it feel like out there? >> reporter: it feels like it's freezing, dave. very, very cold out here. freeze warning in effect for most parts of the north bay between 24 and 30 degrees. we're here at a car dealership in petaluma where there is ice here on this windshield. it's tough to get off. definitely make sure you have your ice scrapers handy. calistoga and livermore two of the coldest s
reporting live from campbell janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in overnight news oakland police are searching for the person who abandoned a stolen truck that caught fire causing a nearby building to also go up in flames. that happened just after midnight on claire street and railroad avenue. a security guard was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation but no one else was hurt. the fire did cause substantial damage to the building and burned a tree nearby as...
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reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> just a shocking story. police in new york may be closing in on a suspect after a man was pushed into an on coming subway train and killed. man being questioned has implicated himself in the attack. he was taken into custody yesterday. 58-year-old key sue con was hit and killed on monday. it started with an argument at the time square station. part of that confrontation was caught on cell phone video. so far no charges have been fired. but the new york post is being criticized for running a front page picture of the victim seconds before he was killed with the headline doomed. the photographer says he happened to be nearby and trying to warn the train operator by flashing his camera but it was too late. >>> 6:47. san francisco police investigating a deadly shooting in hayes valley. police rushed to grove and buchanan about 8:00 last night. they found a man that had been shot in the torso and once in the leg. he was rushed to the hospital but he later died. so far no arrests have been made. >>> angry nudist i
reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> just a shocking story. police in new york may be closing in on a suspect after a man was pushed into an on coming subway train and killed. man being questioned has implicated himself in the attack. he was taken into custody yesterday. 58-year-old key sue con was hit and killed on monday. it started with an argument at the time square station. part of that confrontation was caught on cell phone video. so far no charges have been...
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ktvu's janine de la vega is in san jose. you've been out there since 4:0 and you just talked to the -- 4:30 and you just talked to the fire official. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, there's still no cause. but the fire official said they will most likely not have investigators come out this morning. they've been spending time in the second-story apartment. they feel they have what they need to figure out the cause. this all started from an apartment that is boarded up because of the severe damage inside. yesterday, residents came back to their apartment to gather essentials. the fire broke out here at 11:00 on saturday night. the red cross is helping house 47 adults an 26 children because there is no electricity in the building and there's still water and smoke damage. their neighbors, a man, his wife, and daughter died in the apartment before firefighters could reach them. neighbors told us in spanish how they feel for the little girl's mother. [speaking in spanish] >> reporter: this woman said she is so sad this h
ktvu's janine de la vega is in san jose. you've been out there since 4:0 and you just talked to the -- 4:30 and you just talked to the fire official. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, there's still no cause. but the fire official said they will most likely not have investigators come out this morning. they've been spending time in the second-story apartment. they feel they have what they need to figure out the cause. this all started from an apartment that is boarded up because of...
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ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose to tell us about a newly discovered problem at some neighboring businesses. janine. >> reporter: well, pam, there is no fire damage on the outside of this building with the fire happened at panda express. but the electricity is out in the entire building. where you see right now it's supposed to be open at 6:00 a.m. but the employees are sitting inside there with candles on. they are waiting for help. this fire erupted before 9:30 last night. when the restaurants on san filipe road they were full of customers. firefighters arrived and had them evacuated. they located the origin of the fire which was at a crawl space between the attic and exterior electrical sign. firefighters managed to get it knocked down in 40 minutes. firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire but they have a hunch. >> we do think it may be related to the electrical and then there are large expeer your signs -- exterior signs that name restaurants and buildings. there is a lot of electricity running through those. it could have smoldered in the wood work for an extend
ktvu janine de la vega is in san jose to tell us about a newly discovered problem at some neighboring businesses. janine. >> reporter: well, pam, there is no fire damage on the outside of this building with the fire happened at panda express. but the electricity is out in the entire building. where you see right now it's supposed to be open at 6:00 a.m. but the employees are sitting inside there with candles on. they are waiting for help. this fire erupted before 9:30 last night. when the...
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reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:05. well, the chp will give us new details about the suspects arrested in connection with robberies at the carquinez bridge tollbooths. ktvu news broke this story back in february. at least two toll takers have been robbed on the bridge. the chp said they will announce more information later today. >>> this the rain is finally -- has finally cleared out of the bay area. there's still a lot of cleanup to do including in la fayette. city leaders have approved an emergency declaration making $1 million available for repairs. this 15-foot deep whole opened up aand crews have set up a temporary channel. they are still searching for a pipe to make a permanent fix. >>> in sonoma county, a five- mile stretch is closed because of a mud and rockslide. drivers are being detoured. repave work -- repair work is expected to get underway but cal tran says the stretch of highway -- the stretch of the highway will remain closed until it is repaired. >>> vine mill at 17 it -- vinehill at 17 is back ohm. ho
reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:05. well, the chp will give us new details about the suspects arrested in connection with robberies at the carquinez bridge tollbooths. ktvu news broke this story back in february. at least two toll takers have been robbed on the bridge. the chp said they will announce more information later today. >>> this the rain is finally -- has finally cleared out of the bay area. there's still a lot of cleanup...
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ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us now from cupertino with more on the new security measures that students will face when they head back to class today. >> reporter: pam, month that vista high school is being watched today. deputies will be out here patrolling as a security precaution. yesterday they closed down because there was a bomb threat at the high school. the bomb units and canines made a sweep of the school looking for a suspicious device but found nothing. graffiti was found saying a bomb was planted at monta vista high school claiming to kill a certain teacher. >> he doesn't deserve it. >> whatever it is, i'm sure it's a joke or something. >> reporter: on the website ratemyteacher.com. the teacher does get mostly positive comments but a year ago a student posted a comment that says quote he makes me cry when i get to class. we reached out to the teacher but so far he's declined our request for an interview. sheriffs deputies were protecting him and his family yesterday and extra security will be in place for that teacher today. it's unknown if he will come to teach
ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us now from cupertino with more on the new security measures that students will face when they head back to class today. >> reporter: pam, month that vista high school is being watched today. deputies will be out here patrolling as a security precaution. yesterday they closed down because there was a bomb threat at the high school. the bomb units and canines made a sweep of the school looking for a suspicious device but found nothing....
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ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us now from cupertino with more on this continuing investigation. >> reporter: pam, school opens up here in the next two hours here at monta vista high school. we saw a security guard from the school district parked out here overnight watching the school. there will also be law enforcement presence on or near campus. yesterday morning the school was closed because of threatening graffiti was found. it said a bomb was planted at mota vista high school to kill a specific feature. the bomb unit and canines made a sweep of the school but nothing was found. authorities are not case closing -- are not disclosing how many threats were made. >> a crime still has been committed. we have been following up on a couple different leads right now. >> reporter: yesterday the male teacher that was threatened was protected by sheriffs deputies and extra security will be in place for that teacher today. students tell us he is well liked and popular. so far they have not uncovered any specific reason why that teacher was threatened. again monta vista high school and
ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega joins us now from cupertino with more on this continuing investigation. >> reporter: pam, school opens up here in the next two hours here at monta vista high school. we saw a security guard from the school district parked out here overnight watching the school. there will also be law enforcement presence on or near campus. yesterday morning the school was closed because of threatening graffiti was found. it said a bomb was planted at mota vista...
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janine de la vega is in palo alto to tell us how the police are responding to this. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. they are ramping up their efforts. both assaults and attempted robberies happened here in downtown palo alto. both of the victims are women. the latest attack happened here in the 300 block of university avenue on sunday morning a woman in her 70s was asleep in an alcove of a vacant business. when she woke up to a man reaching inside her pockets. she pushed him away but the man started punching her in the head, face, and chest and ran away. let's go to a map to show you where the other incident happened about 15 minutes prior. a woman in her 30s was walking on homer avenue and she was pushed to the ground from behind by a man who tried to take her purse. police say when she resisted the man punched her six to eight times in the face and ran away empty handed. the description of the suspect is the same. one of the victims identified him as being black. the other didn't get a good look at what race he was. because of the close proxi
janine de la vega is in palo alto to tell us how the police are responding to this. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. they are ramping up their efforts. both assaults and attempted robberies happened here in downtown palo alto. both of the victims are women. the latest attack happened here in the 300 block of university avenue on sunday morning a woman in her 70s was asleep in an alcove of a vacant business. when she woke up to a man reaching inside her pockets. she...